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2021SP-PSYC-2301-72403 PSYC 2301-72403 - General Psychology (2nd 8-Week Term) Chapter Quizzes
Review Test Submission: Quiz #8

Review Test Submission: Quiz #8

User Akash Patel

Course PSYC 2301-72403 - General Psychology (2nd 8-Week Term)
Test Quiz #8
Started 4/13/21 11:16 AM
Submitted 4/13/21 11:24 AM
Due Date 4/18/21 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 6 out of 10 points  
Time Elapsed 8 minutes out of 30 minutes
Instructions Choose the best answer to each question.

Results All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Incorrectly Answered

Displayed Questions

Question 1 1 out of 1 points

A test that measures an individual's potential abilities in an area is assessing

__________ while a test that measures an individual's current knowledge or skills is
assessing __________.

Selected Answer: aptitude; achievement

Answers: learned abilities; innate abilities

innate abilities; learned abilities

aptitude; achievement

achievement; aptitude

Question 2 0 out of 1 points

Some social scientists argue race is __________.

Selected Answer: a genetic construct with distinct biological markers

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Answers: a genetic construct with distinct biological markers

a social construct without clear biological markers

easy to determine based on phenotype

divided in the United States into four major groups

Question 3 0 out of 1 points

Which of the following statements helps explain why students must often take the
ACT/SAT or other entrance exam when applying for college?

Selected
Answer: These exams have been shown to be high in interrater reliability,
meaning that combining the test score with high school GPA provides
the best prediction of college performance.

Answers:
These exams have been shown to be high in predictive validity for
college success.

These exams help students gain an accurate assessment of their

skills/abilities.

The cost for these exams helps fund educational programs.

These exams have been shown to be high in interrater reliability,

meaning that combining the test score with high school GPA provides
the best prediction of college performance.

Question 4 1 out of 1 points

A ___________ is a randomly selected group that matches the population on

important characteristics.

Selected Answer: representative sample

Answers: random sample

selective sample

representative sample

general sample

Question 5 1 out of 1 points

The g factor originally proposed by Charles Spearman refers to __________.

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Selected Answer: general intelligence

Answers: skill in the use of language as a tool for thought

general intelligence

the ability to adapt to the environment

the type of intelligence we call "common sense"

Question 6 1 out of 1 points

Fluid intelligence is to _________ as crystallized intelligence is to __________.

Selected Answer: abstract reasoning; acquired knowledge

Answers: acquired knowledge; abstract reasoning

exibility; rigidity

abstract reasoning; acquired knowledge

rigidity; exibility

Question 7 0 out of 1 points

Which domains are included in the current version of the Stanford-Binet

intelligence test?

Selected Answer: Verbal and auditory

Answers: Verbal and spatial

Verbal and physical

Verbal and nonverbal

Verbal and auditory

Question 8 1 out of 1 points

Montel is taking the WAIS-IV. He is working on a problem that instructs him to use
a diagram of a pair of scales in which there are missing weights. Montel is asked to
choose the correct weights to keep the scales in balance. This type of question
re ects the __________ Index.

Selected Answer: Perceptual Reasoning

Answers: Verbal Comprehension

Perceptual Reasoning

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Working Memory

Processing Speed

Question 9 0 out of 1 points

__________ is the characteristic of the brain that allows for its exible ability to grow
and change.

Selected Answer: Neurogenesis

Answers: Neurogenesis

Plasticity

Rehabilitation

Agility

Question 10 1 out of 1 points

Which types of intelligence make up Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Selected Answer: analytic; creative; practical

Answers: analytic; creative; practical

crystallized; uid; general

analytic; general; uid

general; creative; crystallized

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